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Current Exhibitions:
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"Signs for Peace"
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"Images Against War"
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"Aesop's Art for Peace"
A fingerprint distinguishes one human being from another. It is a genuine
and unique sign of our own
identity. It has has no racial, social or linguistic barriers. It is a
sign that defines our diversity and,
at the same time, unites in a form apparently always equal and identical.
SignsForPeace is an invitation
to reflect on human identity.
Martin Luther King Jr.
SignsForPeace is an art project that transforms human
thumbprints into a signature for Universal Peace. This exhibition is a
tribute to peace, an invitation to all to become ambassadors of peace,
starting from their own personal experience. It’s a collection of
“fingerprint-portraits” of characters standing out for their
commitment to Peace. The artworks are created by the Danish artist Claus
Miller, who has been working for years on the interpretation of fingerprints
seen as modern day portraits.
SignsForPeace was born from the will of linking this artistic process
to the issue of peace. The artist has contacted people with a culturally
significant biography asking them to join the exhibition as testimonials
donating their thumbprint as a sign in order to reflect on human identity,
through art. The original thumbprints was then transformed into artworks
representing the portrayed person and telling stories about creative human
thinking. In its short life it has already involved several men and women
from all walks of life, such as politics, science, culture and art. The
first vernissage of the SignsForPeace exhibition was staged at the opening
ceremony of the VI Summit of Nobel Peace Laureates in Rome, Italy. The
Nobels Betty Williams and Mairead Corrigan with Mayor Walter Veltroni
introduced the artworks to a large public and the media representatives
Peace 2005 & BEYOND" Peace Crane Installation
Peace Crane Installation "Peace 2005 and Beyond" is a permanent installation by architect, designer, artist Michel Alfonso in collaboration with numerous volunteers.The Peace Museum is proud to offer this permanent installation as an opportunity to provide "participatory art" to unite citizens of the world for a wish for peace.The Museum is offering the opportunity for you to donate a peace crane to honor a friend, loved on or colleague. Paper peace cranes will be suspended from the ceiling in our gallery, creating a colorful display of hope for peace in 2005 and beyond. Once we accumulate 1000, the Museum will send them to a region suffering from political violence, war or protracted conflict. The first 1000 cranes will be sent to Iraq as a symbolic gesture to demonstrate that we share in Iraq's wish for peace. Cranes may be purchased online by clicking here. Thank you in advance for participating in this peace project!
Donors (18) Melissa McGuire, Richard Von Glahn, Kalen MacAdam, Alan Gratch & Helen Pearl Gratch, Gerald Jaecks, H. Jean Bryan, Christopher Nemec, David Rowley, Lindsay Woge, Laura Samson, Ella Phillips, Carolyn Loeb, Bill and Joyce Von Glahn, Claudia Peyton, Roy R. and Lorraine Whaley, Mary Dudek, Suzanne E. Wismer & Samuel W. Wismer III, Donald Mc Pherson, Cristina Deptula
Honorees (24): Michael Monroe Sullivan, Vivian Sue Stone, Bill & Joyce Von Glahn, Jane R James, Maxine Lange, Rick Friedman, Elaine Strauss, Rabbi Brandt Rosen, Sherry Wier Jaecks, Thomas P. Clark, Paul Grey, Rick and Deb Woge, Jack and Shirley Woge, Buck and Lou Stefanak, Daniel Sullivan, Mia & Ben Parisi, Jenny & David Parisi, Laura Parisi & Jeff Corntassel Robert von Glahn & Katie Renshaw, Hilary Fischman and Richard von Glahn, Jessica Fitzgerald, Paul Bacon, Lisa Hanscom, Scott Hanscom, Cleveland Peace Action, Jane Deptula, Marcia Dyer
Origami Artists (17): University of Ulster (Peace Studies Program), Arielle Semmel (Chicago, IL, USA), Brandon K. Thibodeaux (Henry, LA, USA), Kristin Patch (Broken Bow, NE, USA), Briege Quinn (Derry, Northern Ireland), Maria Chulio Giner (Tavernes de la Vaudigna, Valencia, Spain), Xandra Tedin (Costa de Morte, Galicia), Agueda Costa (Valencia, Spain), Kathrin Furthaus (Langenberg, Germany), Elvira Gurr (Paderborni, Germany), Guilaine de Froment (Mauzens, France), Frank So (New York, New York, USA), Juajun Hong (Xiamen, People’s Republic of China), Ellie Pfeuffer (Pittsburgh, PA, USA), Nozomi Yamada (Nagoya, Japan), Eliot Mustell (Chicago, IL, USA), Matthew Hill (Essex, England), Arlene Butler (Chicago, IL, USA), City Year Volunteers
